Organophosphorus-induced extrapyramidal intermediate syndrome in an adolescent suicide attempt survivor

The victims of organophosphorus (OP) pesticide poisoning usually present with acute cholinergic crisis, due to the inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. Any neurological complication in the form of intermediate syndrome is rare and its presentation with extrapyramidal symptoms is even rarer...

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Main Authors: Sumantra Sarkar, Madhumita Nandi, Rakesh Mondal, Sandip Kumar Mandal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1700330